Rory McIlroy shot a four-under-par 67 nevertheless it was not sufficient to overtake winner Jacob Bridgeman, who received by one shot on the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.
Northern Eire’s McIlroy began the day six photographs off the lead however regardless of making 5 birdies he couldn’t catch American Bridgeman, who acquired over the road with a one-over-par 72 to complete on 18 beneath.
Bridgeman, who held a seven-shot lead early within the day, held again tears on the 18th inexperienced earlier than sinking a three-foot putt for his first PGA Tour title.
He’s additionally the primary man to win the distinguished occasion in his event debut since 1975.
Bridgeman’s victory continues his good begin to the 12 months having had two top-10 finishes in his opening 4 occasions, together with final week’s eighth place at Pebble Seaside.
The 26-year-old’s three bogies on the ultimate day on the Riviera Nation Membership gave the chasing gamers hope, together with countryman Kurt Kitayama, who completed tied for second with McIlroy on 17 beneath after carding a seven-under-par 64.
World quantity two McIlroy was even par after the primary 9 holes, however made 4 birdies on the again 9, together with an excellent hole-out from the greenside bunker on the twelfth, to place stress on Bridgeman.
A nervy closing three holes noticed Bridgeman bogey 16 then depart his putt on 18 over three toes brief, after McIlroy had drained a 30 footer to get inside a shot, to make sure a tense closing stroke in entrance of event host Tiger Woods.
Bridgeman held his nerve although to assert a primary PGA Tour title in fashion, with victory at one of many Signature Occasions transferring him inside the highest 25 of the world rankings for the primary time.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under-par 67 to complete joint-seventh on 12-under, which included a slam dunk eagle together with his method shot on 15 from 173 yards out.
World primary Scottie Scheffler made a flying end together with his 65 seeing him get better from his unhealthy begin on Thursday to complete in joint twelfth.
That meant an finish to Scheffler’s good run of 18 consecutive top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
England’s Marco Penge, who was the joint-leader alongside Bridgeman after the second spherical, resulted in tied for sixteenth place on 10 beneath.
Max Greyserman supplied one other large spotlight of the day as he made a hole-in-one on the 14th, which illuminated an in any other case troublesome day for him as he made 4 bogeys and a double bogey in his 73.
